Practices:
“Practice makes perfect. After a long time of practicing, our work will become natural, skillful, swift, and steady.” – Bruce Lee
- Athletes are expected to attend practice at least once a week either at the Speedway Range in Traveler’s Rest or SharpShooters Indoor Range in Taylors.
- The practice schedule will be released on TeamSnap (our team communication app).
- Once a month, there will be a Saturday practice at the Belton Gun Club. The time and location will be communicated through TeamSnap.
- At each practice, athletes should bring five 10 round magazines and a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition per each firearm the athlete plans to shoot.
Speedway Range
- Park at the “X”
- Eye and ear protection to be worn by athletes and spectators in all areas, especially in:
- The Parking Lot/Viewing Area
- Shooting Bays
- While Sitting in Bleachers
- Close Toes Shoes Required
About SASP
SASP is rifle and pistol action shooting where a Team, organized into squads, competes to shoot steel targets as fast as possible. SASP is the largest youth action shooting organization in the world. Athletes compete in State, Regional and National Championship Matches each year. In July, 2,500 competitors attend the SASP National Championships in Ohio.
Team
In SASP a team is the entire group of Athletes registered under a Head Coach. A team is divided into squads.
Squads
A squad is the competitive unit of four athletes who participate in SASP competitions.
Scoring
SASP is a timed event, so your time is your score. Athlete’s must hit all steel targets in the correct sequence to achieve their best score. At each stage, an athlete will be given five chances to achieve their best score. Those chances are known as strings. Once the athlete has shot five strings, the slowest string is eliminated. This results in the best four of five strings being counted toward the athlete’s final score.
Awards
Awards for each gun division in each discipline are given to a squad to the three squads with the fastest times. Individual athletes are awarded the “High Over All” (HOA) title if they have one of the three fastest times in their division and discipline.
Divisions
The four divisions Hurricanes compete in are:
- Rookie Division – Grades 5 and below (only eligible to participate in Rim Fire Rifle and Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC) Disciplines)
- Intermediate Division – Grades 6-8. First year Athletes in the Intermediate Division will have ONE YEAR to be classified in the Entry Level Category. After one year in the Entry Level Category, Intermediate Division Athletes will be classified in the Advanced Category.
- Entry Level Category- 1st year of participation in the intermediate division
- Advanced Level Category- After 1 year of participation in the intermediate division
- Senior Division – Grades 9-12. First year Athletes in the Senior Division will have ONE YEAR to be classified in the Junior Varsity Category. After one
year in the Junior Varsity Category, Senior Division Athletes will be classified in the Varsity Category.- Junior Varsity Category- 1st year of participation in the senior division
- Varsity Category- After 1 year of participation in the senior division
- Open Division – coach may combine Athletes from Rookie, Intermediate and Senior divisions to form a squad
Disciplines
Pistol
- Rimfire
- Centerfire
- 1911
- Centerfire – Optic
- Rimfire – Optic
- Centerfire Revolver Iron
- Rimfire Revolver Iron
Rifle
- Iron Sight Rimfire
- Optic Sight Rimfire
- Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC)
Stages
Each SASP competition will consist of four stages. One stage from each line below will be used.
- Focus or M
- Go Fast!
- In and Out or V for V or Pop Quiz
- Speed Trap or Exclamation Point
